Liorhyssus hyalinus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Suborder:Heteroptera
Liorhyssus hyalinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Rhopalidae
Genus: Liorhyssus
Species:
L. hyalinus
Binomial name
Liorhyssus hyalinus
(Fabricius, 1794)

Liorhyssus hyalinus is a species of scentless plant bugs belonging to the family Rhopalidae, subfamily Rhopalinae.

  • Corizus gracilis Herrich-Schäffer, 1835 [1]Liorhyssus gracilis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1835)
  • Corizus capensis Germar, 1838.[2] Liorhyssus capensis (Germar, 1838)
  • Rhopalus bengalensis Dallas, 1852 [3]Liorhyssus bengalensis (Dallas, 1852)
  • Merocoris maculiventris Spinola, 1852[4] Liorhyssus maculiventris (Spinola, 1852)
  • Merocoris microtomus Spinola, 1852[5]Liorhyssus microtomus (Spinola, 1852)
  • Corizus dilatipennis Signoret, 1859 [6]Liorhyssus dilatipennis (Signoret, 1859)
  • Corizus lugens Signoret, 1859[7]Liorhyssus lugens (Signoret, 1859)
  • Corizus marginatus Jakovlev, 1871; Liorhyssus marginatus (Jakovlev, 1871)
  • Corizus (Liorhyssus) hyalinus var. nigrinus Puton, 1881 [8]Liorhyssus nigrinus (Puton, 1881)
  • Liorhyssus natalensis var. corallinus Horváth, 1911[9] Liorhyssus corallinus (Horváth, 1911)
  • Corizus imperialis Distant, 1918[10]Liorhyssus imperialis (Distant, 1918)

Distribution

Liorhyssus hyalinus

This species can be found in most of Europe,[11] in Africa, Australia, Northern Asia, Middle America, North America, Oceania, South America and Southern Asia.[12]

Description

Liorhyssus hyalinus can reach a length of 6.5–7.5 millimetres (0.26–0.30 in).[13] The basic body color varies from yellow-brown to red, but the upperside of the abdomen is mainly dark. This species can be distinguished by the length of the hyaline membrane of the hemelytra, which extends beyond the black upperside of the abdomen. There are two black spots at the extremity of the pronotum. These bugs are rather similar to Rhopalus and Stictopleurus species.[13]

Biology

Adults are present all year around. Like the rest of the Rhopalidae family, this species is a plant feeder. It mainly feeds on Compositae and Erodium species.[13]

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